Estefani Rodriguez and Peter Garcia, board members of the Dominican Bar Association, often spoke to each other about life, family, personal and professional goals or what took place on a given day. Reports the Bronx Times.
Before COVID-19 became a global pandemic, they wanted to work on a project that would provide a meaningful and positive impact in their communities. After seeing and experiencing the devastating impact caused by COVID-19, they regrouped and realized that the time to spring into action was now.
“As attorneys, we should strategize and collaborate with leadership in the legal profession to find ways to support minority-owned businesses by purchasing meals to donate to front line workers,” the duo said.
What originally started with a handful of affinity bar associations, quickly expanded to 20 organizations representing lawyers, judges, legal professionals and law students in the tri-state area.
These partnering organizations collectively referred to themselves as the Coalition. While Rodriguez and Garcia knew or worked with some of these people, the majority had not prior to this initiative. Despite that, the Coalition enthusiastically embraced this idea and demonstrated their confidence in them as each partnering organization committed funds for meal purchasing.
“We were beyond excited when we reached $10,000 in commitments in a matter of days,” Rodriguez and Garcia said.
Read more at https://www.bxtimes.com/dominican-bar-association-board-members-team-up-to-feed-front-line-workers/
